Senior API Technical Writer
Nova Kore is looking for a top candidate to join their team flexible for the role of Senior API Technical Writer.
You will elevate developer experience by enhancing critical API documentation and content integrity.
Compensation: USD 50 - 80/hour
Location: Remote (anywhere)
Mission of Nova Kore: "Connecting people and companies to create meaningful, transformative career and business opportunities."
What makes you a strong candidate: You have +5 years experience in Technical writing, Swagger, OpenAPI, Markdown. You are proficient in Git, Docusaurus, Application Programming Interface (API). English - Conversational
Responsibilities and more: This opportunity is ideal for seasoned API documentation professionals with deep experience in OpenAPI/Swagger, release note generation, and static site deployment workflows. The goal is to enhance the clarity, completeness, and usability of technical content critical to developers' day-to-day integration work. This is a short-term, high-impact contract with flexible hours.
Key Responsibilities
• Import and validate OpenAPI specifications and ensure syntax and schema completeness.
• Write human-readable descriptions for endpoints, parameters, requests, and responses.
• Create realistic usage examples and annotate rate limits, pagination, and authentication behavior.
• Generate and deploy HTML reference documentation using static site generators such as Docusaurus or MkDocs.
• Review and categorize release changes from Git logs and issue trackers into user-friendly notes.
• Test and verify code samples, markdown syntax, and internal and external links in documentation pull requests.
• Troubleshoot and resolve documentation build failures through CI/CD pipelines and local environment testing.
• Update knowledge base articles for accuracy following product changes, including screenshots and version information.
Ideal Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in technical writing or developer documentation roles.
• Strong proficiency with OpenAPI/Swagger, Markdown, and static site generators.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and link-checking tools.
• Experience documenting SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, or developer-facing UIs.
• Attention to detail in writing, syntax, and formatting.
• Ability to write concise, developer-focused documentation with minimal supervision.
More About the Opportunity
• Remote and asynchronous — control your own work schedule.
• Expected commitment: minimum 30 hours per week.
• Project duration: approximately 6 weeks.
Compensation & Contract Terms
• $50–80 per hour.
• Independent contractor arrangement.
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
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